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My time at Camp America

My time at Camp America

Posted on 17 November 2025 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

A day in the life 7:30am: Get up if the kids haven’t already woken you.  8:00am: Breakfast, donuts on Sundays 9:00am: First instructional starts. For me, this meant teaching kids […]

Meet the ambassador – Hollie – CARBS, Bali

Meet the ambassador – Hollie – CARBS, Bali

Posted on 24 October 2025 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: Hollie Aston School, Degree Programme: Business School-Economics, Second Year Host destination: Bali Tell us about your global opportunity—where did you go, and what did you do? This summer I […]

Meet the ambassador – Lily – LAWPL, Fiji

Meet the ambassador – Lily – LAWPL, Fiji

Posted on 17 October 2025 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: Lily Jones School, Degree Programme: School of Law and Politics, Politics and International relations, Year 3 Host destination: Fiji     Tell us about your global opportunity—where did you […]

Meet the ambassador – Joe – ENCAP, USA

Meet the ambassador – Joe – ENCAP, USA

Posted on 9 October 2025 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: Joseph Lake School, Degree Programme: ENCAP, English Literature Y2 Host destination: Camp America, USA Tell us about your global opportunity—where did you go, and what did you do? I […]

Meet the ambassador – Freya – BIOSI, Sri Lanka

Meet the ambassador – Freya – BIOSI, Sri Lanka

Posted on 9 October 2025 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: Freya Mould School, Degree Programme: Biosciences, Biomedical Sciences, Year 2 Host destination: Sri Lanka, Hikkaduwa Tell us about your global opportunity—where did you go, and what did you do? […]

Meet the ambassador – Charlotte – SHARE, Germany

Meet the ambassador – Charlotte – SHARE, Germany

Posted on 9 October 2025 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: Charlotte Bennett School, Degree Programme: SHARE, BA History, third year Host destination: Bremen, Germany Tell us about your global opportunity—where did you go, and what did you do? The […]

A Literary Student’s Global Marketing Journey

A Literary Student’s Global Marketing Journey

Posted on 25 June 2025 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: Camille Stanley (BA 2019) Degree subject and school: English Language and Literature, School of English, Communication and Philosophy Destination: Canada Which Global Opportunity did you take part in and […]

Teaching in Thailand

Teaching in Thailand

Posted on 2 June 2025 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: Emma Marshall School: English, Communication and Philosophy Global Opportunity: Volunteering with VSA Thailand/WCIA, International Summer Programme What motivated you to take up a Global Opportunity? Participating in a global […]

My Global Opportunities as a Chemistry Student

My Global Opportunities as a Chemistry Student

Posted on 22 May 2025 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: William Osborne Degree subject and school: MChem, School of Chemistry Type of opportunity: Summer volunteering and research year abroad Where did you go? 1st was a short volunteering trip […]

South Africa Summer Volunteering – The Mighty Roar

South Africa Summer Volunteering – The Mighty Roar

Posted on 21 May 2025 by Global Opportunities Globetrotters

Name: Joshua Franklin  Degree subject and school: Politics and Modern History, LAWPL/SHARE   Type of Global Opportunity: International Summer Programme, Volunteering Placement Where did you go? Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. […]

Why I chose to spend my summer saving sea turtles in Greece

Posted on 10 January 2025 by Jessica Scurlock

Why I volunteered with Wildlife Sense through The Mighty Roar: If I could go back and tell myself a year ago that I'd book non-refundable flights to go to Greece […]

Mid-Point Update

Posted on 12 November 2024 by Jacob Foster

12/11/2024 It being nearly the midpoint of my first stint here in Barcelona, I feel a second update would be perfect for this journey of being abroad. In comparison to […]

The best coffee stops in Granada

The best coffee stops in Granada

Posted on 15 August 2021 by Millie Roberts

One of the first things I wanted to know when arriving in Granada was where I could get an amazing coffee. The truth is, almost every coffee you will have […]

Nisha Bhanu

Posted on 14 December 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

School of Dentistry International Summer Volunteering Placement Where did you go? I volunteered in Cambodia with the SAFE foundation. What motivated you to take up a Global Opportunity? I love […]

Joseph Thomson

Posted on 14 December 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences International Summer Study Placement Where did you go? I went to Washington State University, in Spokane, Washington State. What motivated you to take up […]

Bethany Francis

Posted on 9 December 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

School of History, Archaeology and Religion Summer Internship Where did you go? Qingdao, China. I worked in the legal department of an animations company. What motivated you to take up […]

Nuevo país, nuevos amigos

Posted on 20 October 2020 by Millie Roberts

Making friends on your year abroad - whilst maintaining social distancing! One of the most nerve-wracking thoughts before your year abroad is making new friends... in a new language! For […]

A closer look into: Japanese classrooms

Posted on 23 January 2020 by Alejandra

Everyone who starts to gain an interest into the Japanese culture will come across how pretty Japanese schools and are drawn in anime. In these Japanese animations, since they are […]

Vince Mojares

Posted on 15 January 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

School of Computer Science Summer Internship Where did you go? I spent my summer in Medellín, Colombia for 6 weeks interning through the Intern Group with the Chef Company. I […]

Juliette Livet

Posted on 15 January 2020 by GO Student Ambassadors

School of Engineering Summer internship Where did you go? I completed a 6 week internship in Qingdao, China through InternChina during the summer holidays. What motivated you to take up […]